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<blockquote data-quote="Boarstorm" data-source="post: 4241133" data-attributes="member: 63913">No one's touched on this, yet, which is a shame as I think it's probably the most interesting thing to come out of the argument at hand.The simple answer to me is this: Anything I want it to be.&nbsp; Or, taken from the other angle, anything I want to turn into one.The (admittedly humorous) example of role-playing a game of Go Fish is a perfect example.&nbsp; For anything outside of conflict resolution (specifically combat), I don't need rules.&nbsp; Rolling against a chart for NPC reactions to my diplomacy check always struck me as ... not a perversion of roleplay, per se, but somehow counter to how roleplay should be resolved.And I get that a shy person might want to roleplay a dashing bard, or that a rocket scientist might get a kick out of trying to play &quot;Thog,&quot; but have a hard time modulating his behavior.&nbsp; But it's the attempt on the part of each individual that should count, not a roll of the dice.&nbsp; If the shy fella makes an honest attempt, take it into account.&nbsp; Weigh it MORE HEAVILY than the dice.That's what roleplaying is about to me -- moving beyond the shackles of everyday life that you've trapped yourself in.&nbsp; Not improving an NPCs reaction from &quot;Indifferent&quot; to &quot;Helpful.&quot;Anyway, I haven't slept in two days.&nbsp; I hope that made sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Boarstorm, post: 4241133, member: 63913"] No one's touched on this, yet, which is a shame as I think it's probably the most interesting thing to come out of the argument at hand. The simple answer to me is this: Anything I want it to be. Or, taken from the other angle, anything I want to turn into one. The (admittedly humorous) example of role-playing a game of Go Fish is a perfect example. For anything outside of conflict resolution (specifically combat), I don't need rules. Rolling against a chart for NPC reactions to my diplomacy check always struck me as ... not a [i]perversion[/i] of roleplay, per se, but somehow counter to how roleplay should be resolved. And I get that a shy person might want to roleplay a dashing bard, or that a rocket scientist might get a kick out of trying to play "Thog," but have a hard time modulating his behavior. But it's the attempt on the part of each individual that should count, not a roll of the dice. If the shy fella makes an honest attempt, take it into account. Weigh it MORE HEAVILY than the dice. That's what roleplaying is about to me -- moving beyond the shackles of everyday life that you've trapped yourself in. Not improving an NPCs reaction from "Indifferent" to "Helpful." Anyway, I haven't slept in two days. I hope that made sense. [/QUOTE]

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